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1. anger, incense, irk, raise [s.o.'s] ire, Inf. burn [s.o.] up, Sl. tick [s.o.] off, Sl. tee [s.o.] off; enrage, madden, infuriate, make [s.o.'s] blood boil, Inf. make [s.o.] see red; exacerbate, acerbate, envenom, embitter, rankle, gall.

2. irritate, annoy, pique, provoke, peeve, nettle, chafe, Chiefly U.S. rile, Inf. aggravate, Inf. miff, Inf. give [s.o.] a pain, Inf. get under [s.o.'s] skin, Inf. get in [s.o.'s] hair; exasperate, ruffle, roil, disturb, perturb, disquiet, discompose, discountenance, put out, try [s.o.'s] patience, get, Sl. get [s.o.'s] goat.

3. bother, pester, hector, harass, Sl. bug, Sl. hassle, Sl. drive [s.o.] nuts or crazy or bananas, Sl. drive [s.o.] up the wall; hound, dog, nag, Sl. ride, Inf. give [s.o.] a bad or hard time; bedevil, torment, tease, taunt, tweak, mock, bully, bullyrag, persecute; trouble, plague, fret, worry, Scot. thraw, Scot. fash.

4.(all with vigor or at great length) discuss, debate, moot, bandy words or opinions; canvass, talk over, go over, Sl. kick or knock around; dispute, contend, argue, wrangle, haggle, Scot. argle-bargle.